Skip to content
CompanySight
Company No. 05995607 · Incorporated 13 Nov 2006

Bryan Hirst Limited

Registered name: BRYAN HIRST LIMITED

Bryan Hirst Limited made £16.8m revenue and £253k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2024.

Bryan Hirst Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £16.8m in the year to 30 Nov 2024, with £253k profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “collection of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Canterbury; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 38110Collection of non-hazardous wasteSIC 38120Collection of hazardous wasteSIC 38210Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous wasteSIC 46770Wholesale of waste and scrap
Status
Active
Location
Canterbury, South East
Age
19 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2024

Key figures

IndependentBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£16.8m
Growth ▼13.5%
Profit
£253k
Growth ▼35.9%
Profit margin
1.5%
Gross 14.9%
Employees
27
Change ▲3.9%
Profit / employee
£9.4k
Revenue/employee £624k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Nov 202230 Nov 202330 Nov 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.2m£19.5m£16.8m
Cost of sales£15.2m£16.6m£14.3m
Gross profit£4m£2.9m£2.5m
Operating profit£2.8m£1.1m£784k
Profit before tax£2.3m£524k£400k
Profit after tax£1.9m£395k£253k
Profit (best available)£1.9m£395k£253k
Staff costs£1.1m£1.1m£1.2m
Employees (average)282627
Ratios
Profit margin9.7%2%1.5%
Gross margin21%14.7%14.9%
Revenue per employee£686k£749k£624k
Profit per employee£66.8k£15.2k£9.4k
Cash conversion96.6%203.9%207.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.3%▼13.5%
Profit growth—▼78.9%▼35.9%
Headcount growth—▼7.1%▲3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1m£634k£135k
Net assets£2.1m£2.2m£2m
Fixed assets£6.5m£7.5m£8.8m
Current assets£5.7m£4m£2.8m
Debtors£298k£429k£709k
Deferred income£698k£737k£709k
Cash from operations£2.7m£2.3m£1.6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
14.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£624k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
207.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
52%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▼8%
Now £2m
Cash at bank
▼79%
Now £135k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 27
Deferred income
▼4%
Now £709k
Fixed assets
▲16%
Now £8.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2024 (profit £253k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.